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MECHANICAL TOY.' t No. 413,517 Patented Oct. 22, 1889.`

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` MECHANICAL TOY. No. 413,517. Patented Oct. 22, 1889.

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i UNITED STATES? PATENT i OFFICE.

FREDERICK JEWELL, OF PEOKI-IAM, COUNTY OF SURREY, ENGLAND.`

MECHANICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 413,517, dated October22, 1,889. Application led'November 17, 1888. Serial No. 291,108. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FREDERICK JEWELL, engineer, of 1I Dennetts Grove,Peckham,in the county of Surrey, England, a subject of the Queen ofBritain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MechanicalToys, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to that class of Ine- Io chanical toys in which acurrent of air by acting upon a suitable Inotor is caused to give motionto a dancing acrobatic or other ligure or figures in imitation of themovements of a living person or persons or to give I5 motion to otherobjects or mechanism; and the object of the invention is to combine sucha device or devices with a simple musical instrumentwsuch, for example,as an ordinary tin Whistle or a clarionet--in such manner 2o that theact of blowing by the mouth or other- Wise, as hereinafter explained,Will produce the desired musical sounds and at the same time give motionto the dancing or other iig` ures or moving objects.

In order that the said invention may be more clearly understood andreadily carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanyingdrawings, more fully to describe `3o In the draWingaFigure I is a sideview,

partly in section, illustrating the application of the invention to anAordinary tin Whistle. Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 is an end vieWthereof. Fig. 4 is a side view representing a 3 5 similar instrument inwhich the arrangement of parts for conveying a current 0f air to themotor is slightly varied, and Fig. 5 is a plan thereof. Fig. 6represents an instrument similar to that shown at Figs. 1,2, and 3, but4o provided with two motors and corresponding parts. Fig. 7 is a planrepresenting a clarionet with the invention applied thereto, and Fig. 8is a side view thereof. Fig. 9 represents a side view of a similarinstrument in which the motor and coacting parts are arranged verticallyinstead of horizontally, and Fig. 10 is an end view thereof. Fig. 1Irepresents a sectional side view of a portion of a tin whistle having avertically-arranged 5o motor applied thereto. -Fig.12 isa plan, and Fig.13 is an end view thereof. Fig. let is a sectional side viewrepresenting a similar arrangement of motor, but a modied additionalairconduit- Fig. 15 represents an arrangement of parts for storing airand giving motion to several motors and sounding one or moreinstruments. Fig. 16 is a side viev;T illustrating a modified device forgiving motion to several motors and sounding one in strument. Fig. 17 isa plan thereof, and Fig.4

18 is a transverse section taken on the line I I of Fig. I7, and Fig. 19is a transverse section, and Fig. 2O is a plan illustrating a furthermodification in the arrangement of parts for giving motion to severalfigures or objects.

In the several figures of the drawings like parts are indicated bysimilar letters of reference.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a represents an ordinary tin Whistle,the mouth-piece ofwhich is furnished with a flattened air-tube a2 and atransverse slot a3, as usual, and preferably with an additionalflattened air-tube c, as hereinafter described, so that by the use ofthe main tube alone the figures may be ,caused to move in time to themusic, and by using the additional air-tube their movements may beaccelerated. Upon the upper side of the barrelof the Whistle a is fixeda vertical pivot or axis a', which is sharpened or pointed at its upperend to form a V center, upon which is received a short tube or socket bof a motor b, th'e center l or pivot a taking a bearing against theunder side of a diskbz, forming part of the motor b. Upon the under sideof the disk b2 are arranged a number of vanes or plates b3, convergingto the cent-er thereof, and upon these plates or vanes b3 a stream orcurrent of air is directed from the transverse slot d3 in the Whistleand additional tube a* by means of two vertical guides a4, fixed to theupper side of the barrel of the Whistle a in such manner that thecurrent of air impinging upon the plates or vanes b3 Will cause themotor t rapidly to revolve. One, or it might be both, of theverticalguides a4 is or are preferably formed with a horizontal flangea5 in order more perfectly to direct the current of air.l The disk b2 ofthe motor b is provided upon its upper side with a number ofprojections, some taking the form of radial or converging ribs b4 andothers taking the form of stars b5, or they might be of other desiredshape, in order to impart the necessary ICO movements to a human figurec. The figure c is formed with fiexible joints, as is well understood,and upon its back is fixed a disk c', of cork, or other means ofconnecting it with the upper or free e'nd of a flexible or springsupport c2, which is cranked or bent at its upper end, so as to overhangthe motor b, and at its lower end is supported in a socket a", fixedupon the barrel of the whistle a, at one side of the motor l). A similarsocket a6 is provided upon the whistle a at the other side of the motorb, in order that the position of the figure c may be reversed whendesired. Upon blowing into the mouth-piece of the whistle the airissuing from the transverse slot a3 and the flattened tube d* is by thevertical guides a4 caused to impinge directly upon the plates or vanesb3 of the motor b, and thus impart a rapid rotary movement thereto, theribs or projections h4 b5 upon the disk b2 coming into contact with thefeet of Ithe figure c and giving the desired movements to such figure.Thus if a tune be played upon the whistle d the figure will move inaccordance therewith, its movements being to some extent regulated bythe rapidity of the playing, so that a lively tune-such as ahornp1`pe-will produce rapid movements of the figure, but a more even orslower tunesuch as a waltzwill produce correspondingly slower or moredeliberate movements thereof. The additional fiattened air-tube d* isarj ranged 4upon the ordinary air-tube a2, one end projecting beyondsaid tube and the other end stopping short of the transverse slot d3.

The arrangement of parts represented at Figs. et and 5A is substantiallythe same as that shown in the previous figures, except that in this casethe additional air tube or conduit a* becomes narrower or is otherwiseso shaped and directed as it approaches and recedes from thetransverse'slot a3 that it does not offer any obstruction to the currentof air issuing therefrom. In the arrangement shown it is carried'partlyalong the side of the instrument and terminates close to the motor b,and the inner side of it forms an extension of one of the verticalguides a4. By the employment of an additional air-tube af, ashereinbefore described, it is possible either to j give an acceleratedmovement to the figure unison.

at the times desired or to move the figure ingenerally to direct a morepowerful current of air upon the motor, thus producing, better effectsthan when employing only waste air issuing from the slot d3 as themotive power.

The device shown at Fig. 6 is substantially the same as that representedat Figs. 1, 2, and 3; but in. this case the instrument is furnished withtwo motors b and corresponding parts, so that two figures-male andfemale, for example-might be caused to dance in It will be evident thatwith slight modifications the additional air way or ways or conduit orconduits a* (shown at Figs. 4

and 5) may also be employed in connection with this construction ofinstrument.,

At Figs. '7 and S the invention is shown applied to a key-noteinstrument of the clarionet class. In this case the additional air tubeor conduit d* passes along the interior of the barrel of the instrumentand passes out therefrom near to themotor b, where its end is turned orbent at a suitable angle to properly direct the current of air upon thevanes or blades b3 of the motor Zi. It will be evident that in thisarrangement also the additional air tube or conduit d* may, if desired,be caused to project beyond the mouth-piece of the instrument, ashereinbefore explained with reference to Figs. l to 5.

At Figs. 9 and 10 is shown an instrument of a similar class to that lasthereinbefore referred to 5 but in this case the motor b is mountedvertically upon a horizontal shaft or axis b, supported in standards a6,rising from a table or platform a7, upon which the figure normallystands. Upon the shaft or axis be is fixed a small band wheel or pulley57, and from this pulley 57 a band b* passes around another and largerband wheel or pulley c3, fixed upon a horizontal shaft c4', supported instandards as, rising from the instrument, and upon this shaft c4 arefixed the hands or extremities of the arms of the figure c, or theremight beseveral of such figures so arranged. By means of this device thefigure is caused to turn over and over upon the shaft c4, after themanner of an acrobat upon a horizontal bar or trapeze. If desired, thisarrangement of parts may, with slight modi fications, be employed inconnection with an ordinary tin whistle of the character hereinbeforerefered to, as represented at Figs. 11 to 14.

In the device shown at Figs. 1l, 12, and 13 an arrangement of air waysor tubes a2 a* and guides a4 similar to those represented at Figs. l, 2,and 3 is employed. at Fig. 14 the additional air-tube d* is carriedalong the outside of the barrelaof the Whistle, and its end is turned orbent upward, so as to properly direct the current of air upon the motorb.

At Fig. 15 is shown a method of giving motion to a number of figures andof insuring a constant current of air to the corresponding motors andmusical instruments. In this arrangement a clarionet a is placed withina case d in such manner that the notes or keys appear on the outside ofthe top of the box or case d, and an airway or fitting a2 for a fiexiblepipe projects from the end thereof. Several motors b are so mountedwithin the case d that their disks b2 are about flush with the topthereof, and the necessary current of air is conveyed to the motors bthroughaconduit In the device shown- IOO IIO

a* and angular or tangential offshoots ctf* i therefrom. This conduit d*is by a flexible pipe c anda fitting f connected with a fiexiair chamberor reservoir j, which is formed with a solid Vtop f2, carrying aweightf3, such top f2 being provided with eyes orloops f4 on its periphery,encircling rods or guides f5, carried by the bottom f6, whereby the topf2 is guided in its rise and fall. The fitting f is bifurcated, and asecond ieXible pipe e is connected with one of its branches and conveysa supply of air to a whistle a; or, when it is bellows, which bellowsmay be worked eitherA by the hand or foot 1n order to supply thenecessary current of air; or, if desired, a iiexible tube h, providedwith a mouth-piece 7L and a check-valve h2, as shown by the dottedlines, may be employed in lieu thereof, in which case the operator willsupply the necessary air-current from his mouth. Y

By the use of 'a iexible air chamber orresf ervoir, such as f, aconstant and uninterrupted current of air .is supplied to the musicalinstruments and apparatus.

In the modification represented at Figs. 16, 17, and 18 an instrumentaofthe whistle class is substituted for the clarionet in the box d, andthis instrument is preferably formed with a closed end and provided withkey-notes similar to those of a clarionet, a slide or stop as* bein gemployed to close the transverse slot a3 when the instrument is notrequired to be played. The necessary current of air may be supplied fromthe mouth of the performer through a mouth-piece h and flexible pipe h,connected with the conduit a* by the fitting a2; or, if desired, theinstrument may be connected with the flexible air-chamberby means of aflexible pipe, such as c.

At Figs. 19 and 20 a number of motors for dancing figures are shownarranged in a circular form, and in this case the necessary current ofair is supplied from a reservoir f, also supplying a musical instrument.This current of air is conveyed through a conduit ai, leading into acentral air-chamber aii",

lfrom which a number of tangential offshoots ai* direct the current ontothe blades or vanes b3. Guides d4 are arranged one on one side of eachtangential offshoot ali, in order to insure the current of air actingonly on its corresponding motor b. The flexible or spring supports c2for the figures are all Xed to a central pin or shaft ck, which isreceived into a tube or socket d', and at its lower end,where `it takesa bearing upon the bottom of the case d, is sharpened or pointed, sothat it will be capable of revolving lfreely together with the supportsc2. By means of this arrangement the several figures, in addition to thedancing movement imparted thereto, as `hereinbefore described, will allpartake of a circular movement, the radius of which circle will bedetermined by the length of the supports c2, projecting from the centralpin or shaft 0*, and the figures will thus gradually move from one diskto another round the entire series.

I would here-remark that the accompanying drawings represent the bestmeans that I am acquainted with for carrying the invention into effect;but Ido not confine myself thereto, as it will be evident that thedetailsA of construction of the instrument a, the motor i b, the figurec, and other parts maybe considerably varied without departing from thepeculiar character of the invention; and` nit will be understood thatmany objects other than human figures may be combined with a` musicalinstrument and set in motion in manner substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

Having now particularly described and asa certained the nature of mysaid invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declarethat what I claim is- 1. In va mechanical toy, the combination,

with a whistle, clarionet, or other similar wind musical instrumenthaving an air-duct,

of one or more dancing or moving figures `or -objects and a suitablemotor or motors for the figures, having an independent airduct, saidair-ducts -being adapted to receive a supply of air together orseparately, whereby the figures or obj ects are adapted to move in timeto the music, or said figures or objects may receive an accelerated`movement from the air-current passing through the independent duct ofthe motor independently of the air-current of the instrument,substantially as set forth. j

2. In a mechanical toy, the` combination, with a whistle, clarionet, orother wind musical instrument, of one or more dancing or moving figuresor objects, a suitable motor or motorsdriven by means of an air currentor currents, whereby said figures or objects may be set in motion, and a`fiexible air res-y ervoir or container for supplying the necessary airto both the motor ormotors and said wind instrument, said reservoir whencompressed causing the figures or objects to move in time to the music,substantially as shown and described.

FREDERICK JEWELL.

Witnesses:

C. M. WHITE, j, F. W. WooDINeroN, .j Both of 27 SouthamptonBwlde'wgsyLondon.

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